Four Changing International Data Protection Laws to Keep an Eye On

Organizations need to keep in mind international data protection law developments and how they affect compliance demands.

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U.S. Disrupts Russian Botnet

The Cyclops Blink botnet, which the U.S. has removed from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices, been linked to the Russian hacking group Sandworm.

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U.S. Election Officials Targeted in Phishing Campaign

The campaign is part of what the FBI calls "a concerted effort to target US election officials."

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Google: Update Chrome Now to Fix Zero-Day

An emergency update for Google Chrome, released Friday, fixes a zero-day that's being exploited in attacks.

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Proposed Commission Would Seek to Modernize HIPAA

As part of new legislation, a new commission would assess the current state of health data privacy and lay the groundwork for modernizing HIPAA.

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Cybercrime Cost U.S. $6.9 Billion in 2021

The FBI's annual look at phishing, scam, and personal data breach statistics is out.

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AvosLocker Ransomware Targeting Critical Infrastructure

The ransomware-as-a-service group continues to target critical infrastructure in the U.S.

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RagnarLocker Ransomware Connected to Hacks at 52 Organizations

New guidance from the FBI contains IOCs and technical details on how the ransomware spreads.

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OCR Urges Organizations to Secure Health Information in 2022

The Director of HHS OCR called on healthcare organizations this week to strengthen their cyber posture in 2022.

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Fraud Cost Americans $5.8 Billion in 2021

Americans lost more than 70% more to fraud last year than the year before, proof that tactics used by scammers from the early days of the pandemic are still working.

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